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.TH LIBCURSES 3LIB "May 13, 2017"
.SH NAME
libcurses, libtermcap, libtermlib \- screen handling and optimization library
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
cc [ \fIflag\fR... ] \fIfile\fR... \fB-lcurses\fR [ \fIlibrary\fR... ]
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.LP
Functions in the \fBlibcurses\fR library provide a terminal-independent
method of updating character screens with reasonable optimization.
.LP
The \fBlibtermcap\fR library is a "filter" on \fBlibcurses\fR
that provides the traditional BSD-style termcap functions,
and does so in a way that allows the consuming library or
application to link with an alternate curses library.
.LP
The \fBlibtermlib\fR library is identical to \fBlibcurses\fR and
is maintained for backward compatibility.
.sp
.LP
See \fBlibcurses\fR(3XCURSES) for information about the curses library that
conforms to X/Open Curses, Issue 4, Version 2.
.SH INTERFACES
.LP
The shared objects \fBlibcurses.so.1\fR and
\fBlibtermlib.so.1\fR provide the public interfaces defined below. See
\fBIntro\fR(3) for additional information on shared object interfaces.
.sp

.TS
l l
l l .
\fB_getsyx\fR	\fB_meta\fR
\fB_ring\fR	\fB_setecho\fR
\fB_setnonl\fR	\fB_setqiflush\fR
\fBaddch\fR	\fBaddchnstr\fR
\fBaddchstr\fR	\fBaddnstr\fR
\fBaddnwstr\fR	\fBaddstr\fR
\fBaddwch\fR	\fBaddwchnstr\fR
\fBaddwchstr\fR	\fBaddwstr\fR
\fBattroff\fR	\fBattron\fR
\fBattrset\fR	\fBbaudrate\fR
\fBbeep\fR	\fBbkgd\fR
\fBbkgdset\fR	\fBborder\fR
\fBbox\fR	\fBcan_change_color\fR
\fBcbreak\fR	\fBclear\fR
\fBclearok\fR	\fBclrtobot\fR
\fBclrtoeol\fR	\fBcolor_content\fR
\fBcopywin\fR	\fBcrmode\fR
\fBcurs_set\fR	\fBcurserr\fR
\fBdef_prog_mode\fR	\fBdef_shell_mode\fR
\fBdel_curterm\fR	\fBdelay_output\fR
\fBdelch\fR	\fBdeleteln\fR
\fBdelkeymap\fR	\fBdelscreen\fR
\fBdelwin\fR	\fBderwin\fR
\fBdoupdate\fR	\fBdupwin\fR
\fBecho\fR	\fBechochar\fR
\fBechowchar\fR	\fBendwin\fR
\fBerase\fR	\fBerasechar\fR
\fBfilter\fR	\fBflash\fR
\fBflushinp\fR	\fBgetbmap\fR
\fBgetch\fR	\fBgetmouse\fR
\fBgetnwstr\fR	\fBgetstr\fR
\fBgetwch\fR	\fBgetwin\fR
\fBgetwstr\fR	\fBhalfdelay\fR
\fBhas_colors\fR	\fBhas_ic\fR
\fBhas_il\fR	\fBidcok\fR
\fBidlok\fR	\fBimmedok\fR
\fBinch\fR	\fBinchnstr\fR
\fBinchstr\fR	\fBinit_color\fR
\fBinit_pair\fR	\fBinitscr\fR
\fBinnstr\fR	\fBinnwstr\fR
\fBinsch\fR	\fBinsdelln\fR
\fBinsertln\fR	\fBinsnstr\fR
\fBinsnwstr\fR	\fBinsstr\fR
\fBinstr\fR	\fBinswch\fR
\fBinswstr\fR	\fBintrflush\fR
\fBinwch\fR	\fBinwchnstr\fR
\fBinwchstr\fR	\fBinwstr\fR
\fBis_linetouched\fR	\fBis_wintouched\fR
\fBisendwin\fR	\fBkeyname\fR
\fBkeypad\fR	\fBkillchar\fR
\fBleaveok\fR	\fBlongname\fR
\fBm_addch\fR	\fBm_addstr\fR
\fBm_clear\fR	\fBm_erase\fR
\fBm_initscr\fR	\fBm_move\fR
\fBm_newterm\fR	\fBm_refresh\fR
\fBmap_button\fR	\fBmeta\fR
\fBmouse_off\fR	\fBmouse_on\fR
\fBmouse_set\fR	\fBmove\fR
\fBmvaddch\fR	\fBmvaddchnstr\fR
\fBmvaddchstr\fR	\fBmvaddnstr\fR
\fBmvaddnwstr\fR	\fBmvaddstr\fR
\fBmvaddwch\fR	\fBmvaddwchnstr\fR
\fBmvaddwchstr\fR	\fBmvaddwstr\fR
\fBmvcur\fR	\fBmvdelch\fR
\fBmvderwin\fR	\fBmvgetch\fR
\fBmvgetnwstr\fR	\fBmvgetstr\fR
\fBmvgetwch\fR	\fBmvgetwstr\fR
\fBmvinch\fR	\fBmvinchnstr\fR
\fBmvinchstr\fR	\fBmvinnstr\fR
\fBmvinnwstr\fR	\fBmvinsch\fR
\fBmvinsnstr\fR	\fBmvinsnwstr\fR
\fBmvinsstr\fR	\fBmvinstr\fR
\fBmvinswch\fR	\fBmvinswstr\fR
\fBmvinwch\fR	\fBmvinwchnstr\fR
\fBmvinwchstr\fR	\fBmvinwstr\fR
\fBmvprintw\fR	\fBmvscanw\fR
\fBmvwaddch\fR	\fBmvwaddchnstr\fR
\fBmvwaddchstr\fR	\fBmvwaddnstr\fR
\fBmvwaddnwstr\fR	\fBmvwaddstr\fR
\fBmvwaddwch\fR	\fBmvwaddwchnstr\fR
\fBmvwaddwchstr\fR	\fBmvwaddwstr\fR
\fBmvwdelch\fR	\fBmvwgetch\fR
\fBmvwgetnwstr\fR	\fBmvwgetstr\fR
\fBmvwgetwch\fR	\fBmvwgetwstr\fR
\fBmvwin\fR	\fBmvwinch\fR
\fBmvwinchnstr\fR	\fBmvwinchstr\fR
\fBmvwinnstr\fR	\fBmvwinnwstr\fR
\fBmvwinsch\fR	\fBmvwinsnstr\fR
\fBmvwinsnwstr\fR	\fBmvwinsstr\fR
\fBmvwinstr\fR	\fBmvwinswch\fR
\fBmvwinswstr\fR	\fBmvwinwch\fR
\fBmvwinwchnstr\fR	\fBmvwinwchstr\fR
\fBmvwinwstr\fR	\fBmvwprintw\fR
\fBmvwscanw\fR	\fBnapms\fR
\fBnewkey\fR	\fBnewpad\fR
\fBnewscreen\fR	\fBnewterm\fR
\fBnewwin\fR	\fBnl\fR
\fBnocbreak\fR	\fBnocrmode\fR
\fBnodelay\fR	\fBnoecho\fR
\fBnonl\fR	\fBnoqiflush\fR
\fBnoraw\fR	\fBnotimeout\fR
\fBoverlay\fR	\fBoverwrite\fR
\fBpair_content\fR	\fBpechochar\fR
\fBpechowchar\fR	\fBpnoutrefresh\fR
\fBprefresh\fR	\fBprintw\fR
\fBputp\fR	\fBputwin\fR
\fBqiflush\fR	\fBraw\fR
\fBredrawwin\fR	\fBrefresh\fR
\fBrequest_mouse_pos\fR	\fBreset_prog_mode\fR
\fBreset_shell_mode\fR	\fBresetty\fR
\fBrestartterm\fR	\fBripoffline\fR
\fBsavetty\fR	\fBscanw\fR
\fBscr_dump\fR	\fBscr_init\fR
\fBscr_restore\fR	\fBscr_set\fR
\fBscrl\fR	\fBscroll\fR
\fBscrollok\fR	\fBset_term\fR
\fBsetcurscreen\fR	\fBsetscrreg\fR
\fBsetsyx\fR	\fBsetterm\fR
\fBsetupterm\fR	\fBslk_attroff\fR
\fBslk_attron\fR	\fBslk_attrset\fR
\fBslk_clear\fR	\fBslk_init\fR
\fBslk_label\fR	\fBslk_noutrefresh\fR
\fBslk_refresh\fR	\fBslk_restore\fR
\fBslk_set\fR	\fBslk_start\fR
\fBslk_touch\fR	\fBstandend\fR
\fBstandout\fR	\fBstart_color\fR
\fBsubpad\fR	\fBsubwin\fR
\fBsyncok\fR	\fBtermattrs\fR
\fBtermname\fR	\fBtgetent\fR
\fBtgetflag\fR	\fBtgetnum\fR
\fBtgetstr\fR	\fBtgoto\fR
\fBtigetflag\fR	\fBtigetnum\fR
\fBtigetstr\fR	\fBtimeout\fR
\fBtouchline\fR	\fBtouchwin\fR
\fBtparm\fR	\fBtputs\fR
\fBtraceoff\fR	\fBtraceon\fR
\fBtypeahead\fR	\fBunctrl\fR
\fBungetch\fR	\fBungetwch\fR
\fBuntouchwin\fR	\fBvidattr\fR
\fBvidputs\fR	\fBvidupdate\fR
\fBvwprintw\fR	\fBvwscanw\fR
\fBwaddch\fR	\fBwaddchnstr\fR
\fBwaddchstr\fR	\fBwaddnstr\fR
\fBwaddnwstr\fR	\fBwaddstr\fR
\fBwaddwch\fR	\fBwaddwchnstr\fR
\fBwaddwchstr\fR	\fBwaddwstr\fR
\fBwadjcurspos\fR	\fBwattroff\fR
\fBwattron\fR	\fBwattrset\fR
\fBwbkgd\fR	\fBwbkgdset\fR
\fBwborder\fR	\fBwclear\fR
\fBwclrtobot\fR	\fBwclrtoeol\fR
\fBwcursyncup\fR	\fBwdelch\fR
\fBwdeleteln\fR	\fBwechochar\fR
\fBwechowchar\fR	\fBwerase\fR
\fBwgetch\fR	\fBwgetnstr\fR
\fBwgetnwstr\fR	\fBwgetstr\fR
\fBwgetwch\fR	\fBwgetwstr\fR
\fBwhline\fR	\fBwinch\fR
\fBwinchnstr\fR	\fBwinchstr\fR
\fBwinnstr\fR	\fBwinnwstr\fR
\fBwinsch\fR	\fBwinsdelln\fR
\fBwinsertln\fR	\fBwinsnstr\fR
\fBwinsnwstr\fR	\fBwinsstr\fR
\fBwinstr\fR	\fBwinswch\fR
\fBwinswstr\fR	\fBwinwch\fR
\fBwinwchnstr\fR	\fBwinwchstr\fR
\fBwinwstr\fR	\fBwmouse_position\fR
\fBwmove\fR	\fBwmovenextch\fR
\fBwmoveprevch\fR	\fBwnoutrefresh\fR
\fBwprintw\fR	\fBwredrawln\fR
\fBwrefresh\fR	\fBwscanw\fR
\fBwscrl\fR	\fBwsetscrreg\fR
\fBwstandend\fR	\fBwstandout\fR
\fBwsyncdown\fR	\fBwsyncup\fR
\fBwtimeout\fR	\fBwtouchln\fR
\fBwvline\fR	
.TE

.LP
The shared object \fBlibtermcap.so.1\fR provides the traditional
BSD-style interfaces defined below:
.sp

.TS
l l
l l .
\fBtgetent\fR
\fBtgetflag\fR
\fBtgetnum\fR
\fBtgetstr\fR
\fBtgoto\fR
\fBtputs\fR
.TE

.SH FILES
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/lib/libcurses.so.1\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 26n
shared object
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/lib/64/libcurses.so.1\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 26n
64-bit shared object
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/lib/libtermcap.so.1\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 28n
shared object (symbolic link to \fB/lib/libcurses.so.1\fR)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/lib/64/libtermcap.so.1\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 28n
64-bit shared object (symbolic link to \fB/lib/64/libcurses.so.1\fR)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/lib/libtermlib.so.1\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 28n
shared object (symbolic link to \fB/lib/libcurses.so.1\fR)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/lib/64/libtermlib.so.1\fR \fR
.ad
.RS 28n
64-bit shared object (symbolic link to \fB/lib/64/libcurses.so.1\fR)
.RE

.SH ATTRIBUTES
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
box;
c | c
l | l .
ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
MT-Level	Unsafe
.TE

.SH SEE ALSO
.LP
.BR Intro (3),
.BR curses (3CURSES),
.BR libcurses (3XCURSES),
.BR attributes (7)
